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A Ferrari-organized charity auction coinciding with this past weekend’s United States Grand Prix saw the star attraction of the event, the very first F12 Berlinetta offered for sale in the U.S., delivered to its new owner Larry Roth of Long Island. All proceeds of the auction, a sum of $1.5 million, were also donated to the American Red Cross to help those communities most affected by the devastating Hurricane Sandy. Bidding for the first F12 reached $1.125 million, which is almost four times the car’s $315,888 list price. Of course, even if you had the money to buy an F12, the...
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2012 Los Angeles Auto Show PreviewIt's that time of year again: auto show season. With most of the biggest and best events of the year lined up over the next six months, we'll be seeing the best of the industry's new offerings as well as concepts for what's to come. The 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show promises to impress with more than...
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2013 Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio Teased In New VideoFormula 1 is in the U.S. for the first time in five years this weekend, and it's already leading to the product tie-ins. No, we're not complaining. In this video you see the first footage of the Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio, due to be unveiled at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show in just under two weeks...
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Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster Priced From $445,300Fresh from its global (digital) debut earlier this week, and just ahead of its real-life debut at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show, the Lamborghini Aventador Roadster has been priced. In the U.S., you'll pay $445,300 for the privilege of owning one. That figure includes $441,600 in purchase price and...
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2013 Honda Civic Revealed Ahead Of Los Angeles DebutWhen Honda launched its ninth-generation Civic in the U.S. market in 2011, the car was almost universally panned by the media, which collectively found it to be a giant step backward in materials and construction compared to the previous generation. Even Consumer Reports, long one of the...
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Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster Makes DebutHow do you make the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 even hotter? Just remove the roof. That’s exactly what you have with the new Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster, which has been revealed in full today and is set to go on sale in time for summer of 2013. READ OUR LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR LP...
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If you're keen on compact luxury hatchbacks, you've been following our spy shots and news updates on the 2013 Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG. Today, Mercedes-Benz has released the first official teasers for the car and given it a rough release date: next spring. Next spring is, of course, when the Geneva and New York auto shows happen. Which will host the debut isn't yet clear, but we'd put our money on Geneva, as it's not clear that the A 45 AMG will be headed to the U.S., and frankly, it looks unlikely that it will. Nonetheless, the possibility of more than 330 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of...
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BMW Teases The M6 Gran Coupe: GalleryDuring a 40th anniversary celebration at the Nürburgring this week, BMW showed its upcoming M6 Gran Coupe to a select group. Now, it has released teaser images of the car from that event online. The images don't tell the whole story, but they tell most of it. As we've already gleaned in our...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series PreviewIf you’re mad enough to think the regular SLS AMG and its 563 horsepower is a little lacking, the people at AMG, official tuner to Mercedes-Benz, has something that will blow you away. They have revealed the new 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series, which not only brings more power to the...
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2014 Audi R8, V10 Spyder, And V10 Plus: First DriveThere are many reasons why the friends of those of us lucky enough to write about cars profess to hate and envy us. Most of them are completely valid. Driving a passel of brand-new 2014 Audi R8s, including the new V10 Plus model, on track in northern Italy and over the Alps is just one of the...
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2014 Maserati Quattroporte PreviewThe covers have finally come off one of the most anticipated cars of next year, the all-new 2014 Maserati Quattroporte. Set to debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show in January, the new flagship sedan is the first of Maserati's modernized lineup with which the automaker hopes to increase sales almost...
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Future Audis To Show Greater Differentiation Between ModelsAudi is addressing the claim that its cars all look the same by taking its design in a bold new direction. The automaker plans to introduce greater differentiation between each of its model lines, with its future styling expected to reflect in greater detail the technical aspects behind the cars...
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Nissan’s practice of continually offering upgrades for its R35 GT-R shows no signs of slowing, with the Japanese automaker today announcing a new round of revisions for its giant-killing supercar. Coming in for the 2014 model year, the latest version of the GT-R has been enhanced with increased performance, improved ride and handling, and greater customization. You may recall that Nissan entered a stock GT-R in the Nürburgring 24 Hours this year, an endurance race in which the car emerged a winner in its class and 30th overall. As the car’s chief engineer Kazutoshi Mizuno...
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Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Gets Twin Turbos: SEMA 2012The 2012 SEMA show is well underway, and among the various tuned and factory custom cars on the show floor, there are a few legitimate race cars. One of them is the straight-strip terrorizing Mustang Cobra Jet--now with twin turbos. Get more Mustang news: Subscribe to our daily newsletter Though we...
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Chevy Adds Three More Cars To Its SEMA FleetAutomakers seem to be pulling out all the stops for this year’s SEMA show, indicating that the automotive aftermarket is chugging along just fine. Both Ford and Chrysler have announced double-digit SEMA show cars, and even Chevrolet seems to be closing in on that number with the late addition...
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Chevrolet Camaro Hot Wheels Edition Can Be Yours: VideoThis is the first Hot Wheels car that will be sold as both a toy and a real car.
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2013 BMW M3 Coupe Frozen Limited Edition Models LaunchedFor 2013, BMW is launching 150 of its M3 Coupe Frozen special editions, in the choice of red, white or blue.
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Neiman Marcus McLaren 12C Spider Sells Out Within Two HoursIt took less than two hours for all 12 McLaren MP4-12C Spiders offered by retailer Neiman Marcus to sell out after sales of the limited edition model commenced on Wednesday. The Neiman Marcus special was listed at $354,000, an $85k premium on the regular 12C Spider, though buyers will be able to...
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Apparently, it does. The Bloodhound SSC, which generates an astonishing 47,000 pounds of thrust through a rocket motor fed by an F1 engine used as a fuel pump, will go carbon neutral for its land speed record attempt, the team announced today. How, exactly, does a hydrocarbon-spewing monster with no practical purpose manage to go carbon neutral? Through sponsorship from a carbon offset company, of course. Carbon Neutral Investments (CNI) has signed on to help offset the plumes of rocket smoke that will be generated in the Bloodhound's further testing, and, ultimately, in the land speed record...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette (C7) Gets New LT1 V-8If you expected the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette’s fifth-generation small block Chevy V-8 to be chock full of technology, it sounds like you won’t be disappointed. Chevy has announced the specifications for it’s latest 6.2-liter LT1, and they are impressive indeed. First, the new...
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1963 Chevy Corvette Pilot Car Up For AuctionBefore production of the 1963 Corvette, a test run of "pilot cars" was made to validate the design--this was the introduction of the second-generation, or C2, Corvette--the Sting Ray. Now, one example of this bit of automotive history could be yours. Equipped with the original four-speed manual...
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Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio And 500E Confirmed For L.A. Auto ShowFiat is about to add two more members to its 500 family in the form of a new Fiat 500 Abarth Cabriolet and 500E electric car. The cars will be revealed for the first time at next month’s 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show, with inventory (hopefully) arriving in showrooms shortly after. We’ve...
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Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Rafale Debuts At Sao Paulo Auto ShowThe fastest and most powerful convertible in the world, the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, has made its official South American debut on the eve of the 2012 Sao Paulo Auto Show in Brazil. And to mark its arrival, the people at Bugatti have decided to reveal a new special edition, which no...
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Fisker Partners With The Aftermarket To Show The Karma At SEMAIf you thought that SEMA was limited to tuners and mainstream automakers, think again. Even extended-range electric sedan builder Fisker is back in on the action this year, partnering with suppliers to demonstrate personalization options for its Karma sedan. First up is 3M, who will be on hand in...
Kurt Ernst